Coupon book



Sept 4, 1934 M. H. MILLER 1,972,665

COUPON BooK Filed Apri l20, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor ,/I Horne y Sept- 4 1934- M. H. 'MILLER 1,972,665

COUPON BOOK Patented Sept. 4, 1934 Max n. Miner, Lincoln,

Nebr., assigner of onethird 'to Forrest W. Kimmel and one-third to William D. Perry, both of` Lincoln, Nebr.

Application April 20, 1934, Serial No. 721,612

3 Glaims. (Cl. 283-52) 'This invention relates to a coupon or scrip book, the general object of the invention being to provide means whereby the coupons can be readily removed from the book by kthe owner rather than by the vendor or storekeepe withV means whereby the coupons can be readily separated from the strip containing the coupons and the desired amount of, coupons removed.

This invention also consists in certain' other features oi construction and in the combination and arrangement ofthe several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specically pointed'out in the appended claims. y

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which: l

'Figure 1 is a perspective view of the book in closed condition.

Figure 2 is alongltudinal sectional view through the book, with the same in open position.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the book in open position, and with the top strip broken oif.

Figure 5 is a face'view of .portion of `the coupon sheet. n

Figure 6 is a view of the penny sheet.

Figure 7 is a perspective viewof the stripper or tearing plate.

As shown in the drawings, the book A is formed of a single elongated strip of ilexible materiai, such as cardboard, folded to provide the bottom 4part 1, the long closing ap 2 and the short iiap 3, which is connected with one end of the part 1, while the ap 2 is connected with the other end, the free end of the ap 2 being adapted to be passed under the free end of the ap 3 when the book is closed, as shown in Figure 1. The long coupon carrying strip 4 and the penny coupon carrying strips 5 are fastened in the book by the staples 6 or the like at that end where the ap 3 joins the part 1.` A strip or plate 5 '7, preferably of transparent material, extends transversely across the upper face of an intermediate part of the portion 1 and has its ends fastened to said part by the staples 8 or the like passing through the holes 9 in the plate 7 and the coupon carrying strips are adapted. to be passed under this plate so that one edge of the plate can be used as a straight edge for tearing the coupons from the strip. The upper face of the part 1 and the under face of the '5 part 2 carry the two rows of numerals 10 and 11, with the transverse lines 12 separating each pair of numerals from` the adjacent numerals, some of these lines being heavy,`as shown at 12 and these heavy lines separate every ve pairs of numerals from the next group of ve pairs of numerals, as clearly shown in Figure 4. 'I'hese numerals are preferably arranged as shown in Figure .4, with the numerals next to the plate 'I indicating iive cents, the next pair indicating ten cents and so on, the vnumerals increasing by ve, as shown.

Each penny coupon sheet 5 is divided by transverse lines into a number of coupons,'each being indicated by data indicating that the coupon is oi one cent value, as shown at 13 in Figure 6. The long strip 4 is` also divided into coupons by the transverse lines 14 and'each set of ve being divided from the. next set of iive by heavy lines 14' and the numerals are arranged in two rows, as shown at 15 and 16, the numerals -75 in the row 15 indicating the value of the coupons left on the strip, while the numerals in the row 16 successively increase in value five A'the value oi the purchase is twenty cents, for

instance, the user pulls the strip to a position where the line under the 20 mark on the strip comes u nder the outer edge of the plate '1 and 85 then by pulling the strip across said edge, the

four coupons will be torn from the rest ofthe strip and these four coupons are given to the vendor. `Also, by drawing a portion of the strip 4 from under the plate -7 'and placing the end of the strip on the indicia of the parts 1 and 2 of the book, the proper amount of coupons can be torn from the strip by placing the end of the strip on the proper line 12 or 12'. For instance, if twenty cents worth of coupons is to be torn from the strip, by placing the end of the'strip on the line 12 between the 15 and 20 mark, the user will know that he has placed the strip in v such a position that four of the coupons will be l torn off when the strip is drawn across the outer 100 edge of the plate '7.

This device oiers a simple and eiective mech- -anism through which coupons, scrip, etc. can be application of even simple arithmetic and there v v is no use for addition or subtraction-in the tendering of coupons in lieu of cash. It offers not only an easy way to arrive at the proper amount,

but the blade provides for the easiest and most value of each or any segment of the coupon nor the value of the entire book. Its compactness and simplicity allow it to be used on a coupon book without any appreciable increase in size or bulk.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A coupon book comprising a folder, having back and cover flaps, bearing onthe inner faces ,thereof one ormore columns of figures constituting calculators, the designating values of which increase toward the free. end of the cover flap; a xed'transverse stripper secured at its ends to the inner side of the back adjacent to nsI the free end of said back. a longitudinally folded coupon strip secured at one end to the inside of the back below the stripper, and furtherheld inplace by the extension of the free end of the strip beneath the stripper; said coupon strip bearing on its face two columns of .gures for each calculator, the designating values of which increase in opposite directions; and a plurality of individual coupon leaves secured at one end to said back, said strip lying. in folds between said back and leaves.

2. In a coupon book, a folder, an elongated coupon strip, and a plurality of relatively shorter coupon leaves; said coupon strip and leaves being secured to the folder at one end, -with the strip lying in folds between the back of the folder and said leaves, a fixed stripper secured to the folder at the back thereof and adjacent to the fixed ends of the strip and leaves, and said strip being further held in place by the extension of the free end thereof beneath said stripper.

3. In a coupon book, a folder, .a fixed transversely disposed stripper secured at its ends to the inside of the back of the folder adjacent to the free end edge of the back, and a coupon strip l secured at one end to the back of the folder intermediate the stripper and said free end edge of said back, and being further held in place by the extension of the free end of the strip beneath said stripper: said strip normally lying in folds between the back and cover flap of the folder.

MAXH,MILLER. 

